Sentences with phrase «film comedy requires»
Such a turn is to be lamented because Allen can, when he's being careful and craftsmanlike, compete successfully for laughs and meaning along the physical dimensions that film comedy requires.
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However, that film was a great deal like the other wise - cracking crime comedies that have come out since Tarantino's debut, often encroaching into Guy Ritchie territory, except without the skillful writing or wit required to make these eccentric oddball characters remotely appealing.
She's fantastic in the song and dance numbers she's required to do, and manages to pitch the comedy perfectly in the rest of the film.
The film does feature some of the comedy both actors are known for, but their roles also require quite a bit of drama, to which they both suceed aproprietly.
When Augustine Frizzell's buddy - girl comedy Never Goin» Back bows Monday at midnight, it will mark the culmination of a four - year endeavor — an odyssey of sorts mined from Frizzell's own unconventional childhood, and one that required the first - time feature director to completely scrap her original film before re-writing, re-casting, and re-shooting her Sundance debut.
Luketic does keep the energy level high enough to save the film from action - comedy lulls, but the lack of an interesting plot and a screenplay that lacks the snarky wit required of a character - driven comedy results in a leaden, forgettable entry in the romantic action genre.
Making a film like this work requires a director savvy enough to understand how to balance brutality with comedy, and Caruso shows such adept skill that one wonders why he has spent so much time in television.